Authoritarian transformations in the Maghreb

The case of the securitisation of Algerian-Moroccan relations

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3979134
AutoresJassim Althani (Qatar University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen29
Número5
Páginas773-786
Fecha de publicación2024-09-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13629387.2024.2367933
OpenAlexW4401555499
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas14

There is an ongoing arms race intensifying today between Algeria and Morocco. The article examines the root causes of this arms race, namely, its links to the Western Sahara Conflict. The article focuses not only on the strains this conflict has caused in the diplomatic relations between the two neighbouring Maghrebi states but also on the increase in arms expenditures by both states. One key point the article addresses regards the authoritarian politics in both Algeria and Morocco that the arms race and the Western Sahara conflict have caused

Arms race · Authoritarianism · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · International relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Race (biology · Sociology · African Studies and Geopolitics · Gender Studies · Global Political and Social Dynamics · Law · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender